HMONG TIMES - VOTER MOBILIZATION HEATS UP IN HMONG COMMUNITY
Bo Thao | Saturday, October 16, 2004

“ To ensure that Hmong Americans continue to stay civically engaged, several local community organ-izations are working with the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) and Asian Pacific Islander American Votes (APIA Votes) to heat up voter mobilization efforts to get people to the polls on November 2… Though constituting just 3 percent, active Hmong American civic engagement in the political process makes their voices powerful. Nationwide, APALA and APIA Vote are working to activate Asian Americans by registering new voters, holding candidate forums, conducting phone banks, distributing flyers and knocking on doors. Efforts are underway in Detroit, Las Vegas, San Diego, Hawaii, and New York City. A translated “voter bill of rights” for several states in a number of languages including Chinese, Hmong, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Korean is available.”

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